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Washington (IAD) to Istanbul (IST) flights

There are direct flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 8,413 km, about 10h 45m in the air. There are also 24 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for IAD → ISTSee all routes on the map
8,413 kmdistance
~10h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
24one-stop options

Direct flights from Washington to Istanbul

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IAD → ISTTurkish Airlines8,413 km~10h 45m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Lufthansa then KLM and Turkish Airlines8,418 km~12h 55m
CDG ParisAir France and ITA Airways then Air France and Turkish Airlines8,434 km~12h 55m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines8,413 km~12h 55m
ORD ChicagoUnited Airlines then Turkish Airlines9,760 km~14h 35m
MAD MadridUnited Airlines then Turkish Airlines8,841 km~13h 25m
FCO RomeUnited Airlines then ITA Airways and Turkish Airlines8,616 km~13h 10m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines8,415 km~12h 55m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways8,415 km~12h 55m
ATL AtlantaAir France and Aeromexico then Turkish Airlines10,131 km~15h
JFK New YorkjetBlue and United Airlines then Turkish Airlines8,419 km~12h 55m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and Turkish Airlines8,756 km~13h 20m
DUB DublinAer Lingus and United Airlines then Turkish Airlines8,414 km~12h 55m

More from Washington and Istanbul

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.